Louisville Hydro Electric Company powerplant, Ohio River Falls, Louisville, Kentucky. Bridge and city in background. On back of image: Aerial view looking upstream of the new Hydro Electric Power Station at Louisville, Ky. And the new Powers...

Panoramic photograph of Louisville Hydro Electric Company powerplant, Louisville, Kentucky. Text on back of image: Aerial view looking upstream of the new Hydro Electric Power Station at Louisville Ky. And the new Power Navigation Dam. The Power...

Three-quarters port bow view of EAST ST. LOUIS tied to the bank of the Ohio River at Howard Shipyard in Port Fulton (now Jeffersonville), Indiana. EAST ST. LOUIS, a stern wheel excursion boat with a wood hull (235 ft. x 40 ft. x 7 ft.), was built...

JOHN A. PATTON, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (167 ft. x 34.5 ft. x 6.4 ft.), was built at Howard in 1906. Owned by Tennessee River Navigation Co., JOHN A. PATTON operated in the Chattanooga and Decatur, Alabama area. She burned at...

ROBERTA, a stern-wheel packet with wood hull (138 ft. x 28 ft. x 4.5 ft.), was built at Howard in 1903. Owned by Monroe Navigation Co., ROBERTA operated on the lower Mississippi River, hauling cotton from the Ouachita River to New Orleans. She hit...

Paddle wheel boats in canal. One is labeled "Dalles City of Portland." Buildings can be seen on the canal bank. Text printed on verso reads, "Columbia river is one of the largest rivers in the west side of America. Its estimated length is 1400...

Captain Graham Gill, head of the Naval ROTC unit at the University of Louisville, stands beside a mine. A sign over the mine reads, "Notice: do not operate or touch any ordnance gear without permission." Stencilling on the mine reads, "this is a...